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that was in west virginia in 2006. as you say, massey didn't just pay multi million dollar fines there, they were found guilty in a criminal case on that. >> right. >> and yet we are still seeing safety violations related to ventilation, related to some of the same things that killed those miners in west virginia in 2006. if fines don't work, increased regulations don't work, what works? >> it's a good question. this is a political problem. this is about the fact that don blankenship basically is the biggest political power in west virginia. nobody wants to stand up to him. he goes after politicians who do anything that he doesn't like. he spent $3.5 million a few years ago in attack ads against a state supreme court justice who had made a decision in a case that he didn't like. the word on the street in west virginia is you don't mess with don. and there's just -- it's just a really simple kind of intimidation that goes on. and in these mines, you know -- you know, it's not as all above board as we would like to think
that was in west virginia in 2006. as you say, massey didn't just pay multi million dollar fines there, they were found guilty in a criminal case on that. >> right. >> and yet we are still seeing safety violations related to ventilation, related to some of the same things that killed those miners in west virginia in 2006. if fines don't work, increased regulations don't work, what works? >> it's a good question. this is a political problem. this is about the fact that don...
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virginia. who had more slaves than any other state? virginia. every single president that came from virginia was a slaveholder. you can sit here and say that's not true but they are simply facts. >> guy you call the civil war the second american revolution? >> we're seeing the same issues-? it's part of the united states. >> mr. cooper, we're seeing many of the same issues today that the confederacy fought for 150 years ago. smaller government. >> like what? >> lower taxation, less empierialistic government, too. >> are you saying that the current efforts by republicans are similar to efforts by confederate soldiers? >> no, i'm not. i'm saying the issues, many of the issues, which were part of the confederacy in 1860, you still see today. >> those issues were pretty much resolved by the civil war. >> sucession was resolved by the civil war. that was the only issue truly resolved. >> they suceeded because of slavery primarily. these are the ones that use states rights. the tenth amendment have been because of slavery and education. in a position,
virginia. who had more slaves than any other state? virginia. every single president that came from virginia was a slaveholder. you can sit here and say that's not true but they are simply facts. >> guy you call the civil war the second american revolution? >> we're seeing the same issues-? it's part of the united states. >> mr. cooper, we're seeing many of the same issues today that the confederacy fought for 150 years ago. smaller government. >> like what? >>...
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this is just out in virginia. i went over there today to listen. you see people carrying their firearms in the national park. one of their complaints was that they believe this president wants to infringe on their second amendment rights. many said that nothing president obama has done as yet would take away or limit their gun rights, but they do remember something he said as a candidate that leaves them worried. >> it's not surprising then that they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy toward people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations. >> so are gun rights being limited or are they expanding in an obama administration? let's go to the magic wall and put to the test some of the claims demonstrated at the rally. the red state has the most restrictive gun laws. that's california. then the greener the state, the least restricted the gun laws. the darker green have the least restrictive. state-made firearms and ammunition are except from federal regulations.
this is just out in virginia. i went over there today to listen. you see people carrying their firearms in the national park. one of their complaints was that they believe this president wants to infringe on their second amendment rights. many said that nothing president obama has done as yet would take away or limit their gun rights, but they do remember something he said as a candidate that leaves them worried. >> it's not surprising then that they get bitter, they cling to guns or...
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john roberts in west virginia. thanks so much. >>> stick with us because we'll bring you the latest developments as soon as they happen out of west virginia. we'll figure out what's going to happen in this news briefing that will take place in about 25 minutes and hopefully we'll get answers to how crews can get into one specific area where those four remaining miners might be. >>> desperate times call for desperate measures. that's the story in los angeles this week where the mayor is pushing for a three-day workweek for city employees. that's right. three days. a five-day weekend sounds pretty cool, right? unless you want to go to a library or city park. they'll be closed. >> i am asking the ceao to develop a plan to shut down all general-funded city services with the exception of public safety and revenue-generating positions for two days per week beginning the week of april 12th. >> now, apparently public safety is off limits like police and fire departments and bernard parks is actually a former police chief t
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diana alvear is in montcoal, west virginia. good morning, diana. >> reporter: vinita and todd, good morning. rescue teams and ambulances are standing by. all they're waiting for is an all-clear when it comes to air quality. the latest air samples taken from the mine are promising. >> we're out of the explosive range. >> reporter: if samples taken from the bottom of the bore hole are a match, rescue teams will deploy, descending five miles down into the mine. >> six teams going underground. two teams advancing, two at the fresh air base, and two teams as backup. >> reporter: the survival of the missing miners depends on one thing -- whether they made to it a refuge chamber. it sits 300 feet to the right of the first bore hole. but the trapped miners can only survive a maximum of 96 hours. massey energy, the owner of the mine, has a long and varied history of safety violations. two were issued the very day of the explosions. >> i'm very confident that the violations that he found in this area do not have anything to do with the e
diana alvear is in montcoal, west virginia. good morning, diana. >> reporter: vinita and todd, good morning. rescue teams and ambulances are standing by. all they're waiting for is an all-clear when it comes to air quality. the latest air samples taken from the mine are promising. >> we're out of the explosive range. >> reporter: if samples taken from the bottom of the bore hole are a match, rescue teams will deploy, descending five miles down into the mine. >> six teams...
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the governor of west virginia. here he is. then i want to give it back to you, sir. you know what you're talking about. >> i can't sit here and make any excuse nor do i intend to. i can only tell you when the investigation's completed and these people do their job and they give us the findings and there's anything at all that could have been preventible that would give us the indication that something's out of kilter or out of whack, if you will, we'll pass -- if legislation is needed we'll pass it immediately. >> accidents happen in every part of life. airplanes crash, trains crash, cars crash. people do all kinds of things that just don't work. is mine safety perfectible, sir? >> i don't know if anything in life is perfectible. certainly, we can do a lot better than this. the thing we have to realize, though, is having strong legislation is important. having good enforcement is important, but the main thing we have to do is empower those miners. the men and women who work in the mines every day have to feel assured that they can do those things that make their job
the governor of west virginia. here he is. then i want to give it back to you, sir. you know what you're talking about. >> i can't sit here and make any excuse nor do i intend to. i can only tell you when the investigation's completed and these people do their job and they give us the findings and there's anything at all that could have been preventible that would give us the indication that something's out of kilter or out of whack, if you will, we'll pass -- if legislation is needed...
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dean, i wanted to know if thought that what happened in the 1960 election in illinois and west virginia had a major impact on president nixon's attitudes towards the powers that be in the media and what have you. and did you have any conversations regarding -- i believe his top lawyers at the time wanted him to challenge the electoral count in all of illinois which would have given him the presidency but from what i've known -- i had an indirect conversation -- a second party conversation with the president back around 1966. his reasoning for not challenging that election, i believe, was it would have torn the country apart in a time in the '60s when we had a very serious problem with nuclear confrontation with the russians. if you would please give me your thoughts -- any conversations and maybe that made him a little bitter to the press and what have you because of the stolen election. >> host: thank you, john. >> guest: yes. that's a good summary of the situation. and nixon's position was indeed it would be too divisive if he did so. what was never really fully reported is, yes, ther
dean, i wanted to know if thought that what happened in the 1960 election in illinois and west virginia had a major impact on president nixon's attitudes towards the powers that be in the media and what have you. and did you have any conversations regarding -- i believe his top lawyers at the time wanted him to challenge the electoral count in all of illinois which would have given him the presidency but from what i've known -- i had an indirect conversation -- a second party conversation with...
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caller: i wanted to know if you thought that what happened in the 1960 election in illinois and west virginia had a major impact on president nixon's attitudes towards the powers that be as the need and what have you. and did you have any conversations regarding, i believe his top lawyers at the time wanted him to challenge the electoral count in illinois which would have given him the presidency. but from what i've known i had an indirect conversation, second party conversation with the president background 1966. his reasoning for not challenging that election, i believe was a would have torn the country apart in a time in the '60s when we had a very series problem with nuclear confrontation with the russian. and if you would, please, give me your thoughts, any conversations, and maybe that made him a little better to the press and what have you, because of the stolen election. >> guest: yes, that's a good summary of the situation. and nixon's position was indeed that it would be too divisive if he did so. what was never really fully reported is yes, there were problems in the chicago area,
caller: i wanted to know if you thought that what happened in the 1960 election in illinois and west virginia had a major impact on president nixon's attitudes towards the powers that be as the need and what have you. and did you have any conversations regarding, i believe his top lawyers at the time wanted him to challenge the electoral count in illinois which would have given him the presidency. but from what i've known i had an indirect conversation, second party conversation with the...
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i guess it will soon change the motto from virginia is for lovers to virginia is for racists. okay. christina says confederate history month? i'm all for it. we have black history month, so why not? i'm so proud to be a southerner and would love to have love to y state of alabama. let's hope the rest of the southern states catch on and let's show our southern pride. we have had heated comments all day. we just wanted to share a few of them with you. just when you thought the airlines added an extra charge on everything, spirit airlines took the cake. they will charge passengers for carry-on baggage. one way fee 45 buck$45 bucks. the $9 fare club can get a discount. paid carry on bags to one pr customer. things that fit under your seat are still free. a washington boy is making his mark after saving the lives of his friends. they was snowboarding when an avalanche hit. they called 911, then dug out the other guy. >> there was like two feet of snow on top of his head. it was hard for us to find his head. i stuck my hands urnds his helmet. his lips were purple. there was blood all over
i guess it will soon change the motto from virginia is for lovers to virginia is for racists. okay. christina says confederate history month? i'm all for it. we have black history month, so why not? i'm so proud to be a southerner and would love to have love to y state of alabama. let's hope the rest of the southern states catch on and let's show our southern pride. we have had heated comments all day. we just wanted to share a few of them with you. just when you thought the airlines added an...
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speaker, tragedy has visited west virginia's coal mines again. if a -- as a visitor, our state knows all too well the names of the communities changed with each visit and the years as well. monanga in 1907, farmington in 1968, sago in 2006 and now raleigh county, april, 2010. the names change, mr. speaker, but the grief and the sorrow, they stay exactly the same. the mother who lost her son last week is united with the sister who lost her brother in 1968 and the daughter who lost her father in 1907. mr. speaker, shy of two million people live in my state, maybe one in 90 earns a living as a coal miner in the coal fields. most west virginians have never been underground and most never will be. but every one of us lives with the knowledge and the full appreciation of what can go wrong whenever a new shift of miners goes underground. coal mining is not just my state's most important industry, it is central to our culture and our social identity. when tragedy visits one of our communities, it visits our entire state. it brings us together, it reminds
speaker, tragedy has visited west virginia's coal mines again. if a -- as a visitor, our state knows all too well the names of the communities changed with each visit and the years as well. monanga in 1907, farmington in 1968, sago in 2006 and now raleigh county, april, 2010. the names change, mr. speaker, but the grief and the sorrow, they stay exactly the same. the mother who lost her son last week is united with the sister who lost her brother in 1968 and the daughter who lost her father in...
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he had considered a run for the senate, in virginia. he was actively involved in -- he was very close friends with robert bork, an icon of the conservative republican elite, in washington and the paula jones stuff was a sore spot, because, in later, butsner said he was not apprised of the fact that ken starr had appeared on television and had taken a position the president could be sued civilly, a strong position and, it turns out, was prepared to write briefs for the supreme court case if it got to that or the appellate courts, again, i don't think ken starr was hiding that, and his view was, this was -- anyone could have found it. but it wasn't brought up, and, don't forget, the whole point of an independent counsel, greg, was to have someone who was beyond reproach and beyond suspicion of having any dog in the fight, and, that was troublesome, to judge butsner and he had notes scribbled on his pad of paper ever indicating he was extremely upset about that. >> that was generally unknown, the judge's reservations about this. >> right.
he had considered a run for the senate, in virginia. he was actively involved in -- he was very close friends with robert bork, an icon of the conservative republican elite, in washington and the paula jones stuff was a sore spot, because, in later, butsner said he was not apprised of the fact that ken starr had appeared on television and had taken a position the president could be sued civilly, a strong position and, it turns out, was prepared to write briefs for the supreme court case if it...
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and virginia. stick around. so heading to the doctor uh... yeah? you gonna ask him this time? about what? our erectile dysfunction. shh...no...i don't want to talk about it. look, you're not alone, millions of men with ed have talked to their doctors. i don't know... we can do this. okay... (announcer) talking to your doctor about ed may be the last thing you want to do, but it's definitely a conversation worth having. twenty million men have had their viagra talk. when you're ready for yours... you'll find helpful tips on talking to your doctor at viagra.com ask your doctor if your heart is healthy enough for sex. don't take viagra if you take nitrates for chest pain as it may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. side effects may include headache, flushing, upset stomach, and abnormal vision. to avoid long-term injury, seek immediate medical help for an erection lasting more than four hours. stop taking viagra and call your doctor right away if you experience a sudden decrease or loss in vision or hearing. talk to your doctor today... and ask if viagra is right for you. th
and virginia. stick around. so heading to the doctor uh... yeah? you gonna ask him this time? about what? our erectile dysfunction. shh...no...i don't want to talk about it. look, you're not alone, millions of men with ed have talked to their doctors. i don't know... we can do this. okay... (announcer) talking to your doctor about ed may be the last thing you want to do, but it's definitely a conversation worth having. twenty million men have had their viagra talk. when you're ready for...
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drilling off the virginia coast could begin as soon as 20 to call. bob mcdonnell move. some are seeing red. >> i am concerned about oil spills. >> you see the drilling in california. it is not good. >> president obama says this is part of a broader strategy to move the united states away from dependence on foreign oil. >>> new mileage standards are being set for cars and trucks. they will need to get at least 35 1/2 miles per gallon per it will be about we spent at the gas pump. >>> coming up, able first heard it is almost time >> and a new way to get away is coming closer to home. we will explain. >> you could not ask for a better day at >>> hello. i am the daredevil at the big apple circus. if you think your commute is bed, check this out. good morning, washington. >>> he did not see that every day. >> that catches your eye. 5:40. your traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. >> it is a gorgeous day outside. >> we hit 71 yesterday. we could add five or 10 degrees on top of that. it is in local this morning. we're in the 50's in the city. stephens city, 42. falls
drilling off the virginia coast could begin as soon as 20 to call. bob mcdonnell move. some are seeing red. >> i am concerned about oil spills. >> you see the drilling in california. it is not good. >> president obama says this is part of a broader strategy to move the united states away from dependence on foreign oil. >>> new mileage standards are being set for cars and trucks. they will need to get at least 35 1/2 miles per gallon per it will be about we spent at...
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. >>> all 29 bodies of the west virginia coal miners killed last week in the worst u.s. mine disaster since 1970 have been recovered. a spokesperson for the state of west virginia says the last bodies were removed from the upper big branch mine very early this morning. federal investigators are now looking into what caused that blast. >>> police are launching a full investigation after new video surfaced of three police officers in prince george's coun county, maryland beating a student last night. showing them using batons beating the student after a basketball game. the student had been charged with assaulting officers on horseback and their horses. an attorney for the student released the video after charges had been dropped. prosecutors are launching a criminal investigation. so far one officer has been suspended, the other two will be suspended pending identification. >>> the professor accused of killing three of her colleagues in an alabama campus shooting two months ago now faces a new probe in her brother's shooting death. the official inquest began just this mor
. >>> all 29 bodies of the west virginia coal miners killed last week in the worst u.s. mine disaster since 1970 have been recovered. a spokesperson for the state of west virginia says the last bodies were removed from the upper big branch mine very early this morning. federal investigators are now looking into what caused that blast. >>> police are launching a full investigation after new video surfaced of three police officers in prince george's coun county, maryland beating...
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and then a chance of some showers with that batch of rain moving across virginia. we'll be in the northern fringe. so not going to expect an all- day rain. rain from time to time. and drizzle. and by late tomorrow night, it will clear out as that low moves across the coast. winds go back to the northwest, drying things out. on thursday, more sunshine. maybe a few clouds with this weak front across the region. but continued mild temperatures. another nice day with temperatures in the mid- to upper 60s. south winds ahead of that system. ahead at 5:00 and 6:00. bay temp, upper 50s to close to 60, some spots. and yes, we'll have shower activity, on and off during the day tomorrow. so tonight, partly cloudy. clear later on. and clouds come in later. 47 tomorrow. cloudy skies, cooler than today. a little bit of rain at times. tomorrow's high is 62. i guess it will help to clear up some of the pollen, which is out there. having a lot of oak trees, pollinating this particular tree. >> okay. >> and a lot of sneezing. >> achoo. >> exactly. >>> still ahead on eyewitness news
and then a chance of some showers with that batch of rain moving across virginia. we'll be in the northern fringe. so not going to expect an all- day rain. rain from time to time. and drizzle. and by late tomorrow night, it will clear out as that low moves across the coast. winds go back to the northwest, drying things out. on thursday, more sunshine. maybe a few clouds with this weak front across the region. but continued mild temperatures. another nice day with temperatures in the mid- to...
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this is hln "news and views" and i'm virginia cha. a tornado slashed throughputs of mississippi today leaving a huge path of destruction. the associated press reporting at least two people are dead and a town reports as many as 30 home s destroyed. it hit the towns of valley park, yazoo city and durant and we are hearing that some people were trapped inside some of those structures. aside from the reports of the two deaths, we do not know at this point how many people were hurt. the storm was generated by a powerful system across the central united states today. tornado watches are up from southern illinois south to alabama. >>> our ireporters are sending us pictures of the storm that's moving across the southeast. this video was sent in by ireporter kathy cozad just south of memphis, tennessee. she said the hail was a bit bigger than a golf ball. she says the storm was moiz si but that it didn't feel threatening. >>> rescuers have suspended their search for 11 oil rig work earls missing in the gulf of mexico. now, the coast guard say
this is hln "news and views" and i'm virginia cha. a tornado slashed throughputs of mississippi today leaving a huge path of destruction. the associated press reporting at least two people are dead and a town reports as many as 30 home s destroyed. it hit the towns of valley park, yazoo city and durant and we are hearing that some people were trapped inside some of those structures. aside from the reports of the two deaths, we do not know at this point how many people were hurt. the...
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>>> regulators in west virginia released new coal mine safety guidelines today after investigating one of the worst disasters in the industry in decades. 29 miners were killed earlier this month after that underground explosion. new rules should call for better ventilation of methane gas. the president and vice president will be in west virginia sunday for a memorial service. >>> public health experts are pushing for new limits on the amount of salt we consume, forcing a cut-back on sodium in processed foods and restaurant meals. >> doctors say it is necessary because americans are not cutting back on their own. here's sharyn alfonsi. >> reporter: a pinch here, a dash there, and often a whole lot more. we're supposed to have no more than 2,300 milligrams of salt, about a teaspoon a day. look at what we eat. one of kfc's new sandwiches has more than half the sodium we're supposed to eat all day. this asian chicken crunch salad has more than a day's worth of salt. this chicken parm, well over the recommended daily amount. so the fda is now considering creating regulations, not recommenda
>>> regulators in west virginia released new coal mine safety guidelines today after investigating one of the worst disasters in the industry in decades. 29 miners were killed earlier this month after that underground explosion. new rules should call for better ventilation of methane gas. the president and vice president will be in west virginia sunday for a memorial service. >>> public health experts are pushing for new limits on the amount of salt we consume, forcing a...
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jon: steve centanni, montcoal, west virginia, thank you steve. jane: this morning the president is saying he's confident that the united states senate will ratify the new arms reduction treaty with russia. president obama and the president of russia signed that agreement in prague today. mr. obama says this new treaty sets a foundation for even more cuts to come. let's get to our senior white house correspondent major garrett, traveling with the president in prak. ny -- in prague. why is the president so confident? >> the white house has conveniently put together the votes showing 93 votes or more, but pass may not always be -- it's been an a while since they took on the arms race agreement since 1991. there was an agreement in 2002 with putin but that not require ratification and the senate is much different than it was in the early '90s and the white house has conceded this treatment will not be approved or ratified by august of this year, meaning it will have to be debated and voted on in the heat of the election, in november or sometime there
jon: steve centanni, montcoal, west virginia, thank you steve. jane: this morning the president is saying he's confident that the united states senate will ratify the new arms reduction treaty with russia. president obama and the president of russia signed that agreement in prague today. mr. obama says this new treaty sets a foundation for even more cuts to come. let's get to our senior white house correspondent major garrett, traveling with the president in prak. ny -- in prague. why is the...
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>> absolutely, virginia. it's been great to meet our viewers face to face and see how these topics impact their lives each and every day. we have a segment called "100 things to taste," so it's been hard getting up for work. >> it's tough to be you, joe. i want to get back to the views on the street and ask you, you know, people not afraid to tell their opinions. were you surprised by that at all? >> each time we go out and do the segment we never know the responses we'll get from viewers. each time i'm surprised by the responses and opinionated they are about topics that affect their lives. >> in fact, we'd loov to hear from you. log on to facebook or you can send us an e-mail at cnn.com/hln. there's the question, should the post office stop delivering mail on saturday? let us know what you think. we'll share your responses later on. >>> now, take charge, your career. if you've been out of work for a few months and you do find a job, you are probably thrilled. good for you. but starting any new job is going
>> absolutely, virginia. it's been great to meet our viewers face to face and see how these topics impact their lives each and every day. we have a segment called "100 things to taste," so it's been hard getting up for work. >> it's tough to be you, joe. i want to get back to the views on the street and ask you, you know, people not afraid to tell their opinions. were you surprised by that at all? >> each time we go out and do the segment we never know the responses...
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three-year period ofti dropped o number four hawaiian north dakota are the top two followed by west virginia then alaska and the mississippi. we also calculate how much each member of congress has received and the number of earmarks they have requested number one was senator cochran then of following senator in a way of a wide and mississippi and michigan former committee chairmen byrd and west virginia with 292 million and in the house congressmen pomeroy came in first followed closely by the two representatives from hawaii act 147 and 138 million respectively they were followed by republican and former committee chairman bill young from florida and stephanie -- from south dakota who came in with $118 billion as people add up the numbers they will match when the individual members are calculated for multiple projects more than one member ask for a project is in our database. several other oink awards held bent on earmarking award 10 million to the national institute for home town security courtesy of congressman rogers of kentucky it is to organize the higher education institution to get mo
three-year period ofti dropped o number four hawaiian north dakota are the top two followed by west virginia then alaska and the mississippi. we also calculate how much each member of congress has received and the number of earmarks they have requested number one was senator cochran then of following senator in a way of a wide and mississippi and michigan former committee chairmen byrd and west virginia with 292 million and in the house congressmen pomeroy came in first followed closely by the...
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rescue efforts put on hold for those missing miners in west virginia. a security scare at los angeles international. flights delayed after a man takes his bag before it can be checked by security. it turns out nothing was inside that was dangerous. a horrifying mudslide in brazil. look at that. 200 people have been buried and likely killed. just awful. more on one of our top stories. we are learning more about a controversial video released by the left wing web site wikileaks. this site claims this classified u.s. military video shows u.s. troops intentionally gunning down innocent iraqi civilians. the web site calls it murder. we dug deeper. we slowed the video down and took a closer look. we found one man in the crowd carrying an ak-47. swinging the weapon around. there you see we add a highlight so you can see it better. wikileaks ignoring this shot. and another man holding a grenade launcher. that's our spot shadow on it. the web site singles outs the unarmed journalists who were killed. but why wouldn't these armed men be highlighted? would that no
rescue efforts put on hold for those missing miners in west virginia. a security scare at los angeles international. flights delayed after a man takes his bag before it can be checked by security. it turns out nothing was inside that was dangerous. a horrifying mudslide in brazil. look at that. 200 people have been buried and likely killed. just awful. more on one of our top stories. we are learning more about a controversial video released by the left wing web site wikileaks. this site claims...
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we will hear remarks from president obama, vice-president joe biden, and west virginia governor joe manchin. watch that live at 3:30 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> i think there is a huge lack of knowledge about how this town works, how congress works. >> when you were doing research work, you have to do that yourself. >> this weekend, award winning historians will talk about their work, their books, and their professions, and revisit their first appearances on our networks. that is sunday night on c-span. >> earlier this week, first lady michelle obama hosted children at the white house for the annual take our daughters and sons to work day. she talked about her role as first lady and daily life at the white house. this is about 50 minutes. >> how are you? it is good to see you! how're you doing? hi! hello! yeah, you can pet bo. he is the highlight of the visit today. all right, come on, bo. come on, bo. ok, i will make sure he comes around to everybody. a. how is everybody doing? that is good. welcome to the white house. how many of you guys have done this? who did this last year? that is goo
we will hear remarks from president obama, vice-president joe biden, and west virginia governor joe manchin. watch that live at 3:30 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> i think there is a huge lack of knowledge about how this town works, how congress works. >> when you were doing research work, you have to do that yourself. >> this weekend, award winning historians will talk about their work, their books, and their professions, and revisit their first appearances on our networks. that...
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in your neck of the woods in virginia tom. in west virginia 1, alan. we have added those to the bart stupak list that we will get rid of before november. you all know him as the most obnoxious member -- we have two of the most obnoxious members, not three or four or five. one person that has been particularly hostile to the tea party movement and that is alan from florida up. [applause] since most of us are probably legally qualified to vote in nevada, we have been there so much, we have a fabulous candidate, a doctor in nevada. we are really proud to endorse dr. joe. [applause] our final target list is another virginia race, gerry connolly. he will be good to improve the ethics of the 11th congressional district in virginia. as i said earlier, we have to remember to reward our friends. we have endorsed a number of incumbents. republicans who have stood with the tea party movement from the very beginning. tom mcclintock, in california four, tom price in georgia sex. he has been a champion in fighting -- george up 6 -- georgia six. he has been a champio
in your neck of the woods in virginia tom. in west virginia 1, alan. we have added those to the bart stupak list that we will get rid of before november. you all know him as the most obnoxious member -- we have two of the most obnoxious members, not three or four or five. one person that has been particularly hostile to the tea party movement and that is alan from florida up. [applause] since most of us are probably legally qualified to vote in nevada, we have been there so much, we have a...
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meantime this will be a special holiday weekend for a family in virginia. it all started last nighted washington capitals hockey game where a soldier just home from iraq surprised his family. take a look. as he left the ice after serving as flag holder at last night's game, ten-year-old henry was greeted by his dad. he had spent the last 15 months flying f 14s in baghdad. when his wife found out a week ago he was finally coming home, she planned a surprise reunion for their son and daughter emily. we just saw them right there. >> as a father, emotional. no doubt about it. it felt great to have my son come up and see the tears in his eyes out there. >> exciting. i didn't even know that he was supposed to be home. >> the family plans to catch up this weekend and just spend time together. that disit for me this hour. i'm monica novotny. contessa brewer picks up. what do you have? >> they are going to quit with the broad scrutiny of people from other countries and instead intelligence and personal traits will decide who gets more scrutiny. >>> back to live pict
meantime this will be a special holiday weekend for a family in virginia. it all started last nighted washington capitals hockey game where a soldier just home from iraq surprised his family. take a look. as he left the ice after serving as flag holder at last night's game, ten-year-old henry was greeted by his dad. he had spent the last 15 months flying f 14s in baghdad. when his wife found out a week ago he was finally coming home, she planned a surprise reunion for their son and daughter...
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last december-- at this house in eastern pakistan-- shocked the muslim-american community in northern virginia. >> this is indeed a wake up call. it is a wake up call involving our youth. >> reporter: the five men, ages 18 to 24, had become friends at this mosque in a suburb of washington, d.c. worshipers there said they were good kids, who studied hard and never expressed extremist views. mustafa abu maryam runs the mosque's youth group. >> our group discussions never talked about politics, never talked about ongoing conflicts, never talked about fighting against anyone indirectly or directly. on the contrary, we always promoted compassion toward others and being good stewards of humanity. >> reporter: but in late november, the five-- ahmed abdullah minni, umar chaudhry, waqar khan, aman hassan yemer and ramy zamzam-- disappeared, without telling family or freinds of their plans. friends of their plans. amal khalifa, ramy zamzam's mother, said he did tell her he was going away to baltimore. he disappeared what in late november? >> i can't say he disappeared. he told me before he leave he's go
last december-- at this house in eastern pakistan-- shocked the muslim-american community in northern virginia. >> this is indeed a wake up call. it is a wake up call involving our youth. >> reporter: the five men, ages 18 to 24, had become friends at this mosque in a suburb of washington, d.c. worshipers there said they were good kids, who studied hard and never expressed extremist views. mustafa abu maryam runs the mosque's youth group. >> our group discussions never talked...
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let's take the appeals court in virginia. i don't know if you know this. but the appeals court, these three pin headed judges, they found that inteadges inflisks emotion -- the intentional infliction of emotional distress case that the family made was not valid. >> no, they didn't. they were not sympathetic to that charge. >> let me explain where you are wrong. two judges threw it out on first amendment grounds. one judge concurred with the overall results and said i would throw it out for the following reason and that was the only judge to say the actual merits. >> the others didn't contradict that. >> they don't have to. >> it stands they didn't care. >> i have to stand up for these judges. i'm not -- this a close legal case under anybody's legal analysis. >> they let it hang in the air about we don't know if there is intentional infliction of emotional distress. >> the other concurred and said i agree with the judgment. >> it's not a matter of need, it's a matter of what's right. then they piled on -- then they piled on by saying you have to pay $16,000
let's take the appeals court in virginia. i don't know if you know this. but the appeals court, these three pin headed judges, they found that inteadges inflisks emotion -- the intentional infliction of emotional distress case that the family made was not valid. >> no, they didn't. they were not sympathetic to that charge. >> let me explain where you are wrong. two judges threw it out on first amendment grounds. one judge concurred with the overall results and said i would throw it...
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and to 1.3 million virginia seniors throughout the commonwealth. we provided 26 million millions from being subjected to the a.m.t. tax. we expanded the child tax credits of families over 16 million children. in total the recovery act was a $288 billion tax cut bill. in addition to expanding health care coverage and lowering insurance premiums, the recently passed health insurance reform will provide billions of dollars in tax relief. it provides $40 billion in tax cuts for small businesses to help them afford health insurance. currently only 43% of those companies are able to afford that coverage. 8% of companies that do provide insurance say without reform they'd have to cut health insurance this year. the new law provides billions of dollars in tax credits to those small businesses the engine of economic growth and job creation in america so that they can provide necessary health care coverage to their employees. small businesses in the nation's -- are the nation's job creator and represent the backbone of our economy. congress has provided bill
and to 1.3 million virginia seniors throughout the commonwealth. we provided 26 million millions from being subjected to the a.m.t. tax. we expanded the child tax credits of families over 16 million children. in total the recovery act was a $288 billion tax cut bill. in addition to expanding health care coverage and lowering insurance premiums, the recently passed health insurance reform will provide billions of dollars in tax relief. it provides $40 billion in tax cuts for small businesses to...
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they are expanding them metro to virginia and the maryland suburbs. from what i gathered he would be against that do to your idea that public transportation has not yet paid for itself? >> it is a fact public transportation in general but one i will say has done a fine job if i may is not technically public transit but amtrak which has been heavily subsidized it to does not do very well but the route from d.c. to new york does fine because it is not federally subsidized it is mostly privately owned than the other tracks but also people use that. >> my thought with eminent domain that i was going to ask, did you support that idea? and if so why if that is a government takeover or other privately-held land? >> it is a great question and they do have a whole section in my book. different court cases on addressing the issue and the conservative view there are two interpretations as there is a more positive argument though the goal positive this argument that the government has the right to an all cases then there this is the conservative view which after
they are expanding them metro to virginia and the maryland suburbs. from what i gathered he would be against that do to your idea that public transportation has not yet paid for itself? >> it is a fact public transportation in general but one i will say has done a fine job if i may is not technically public transit but amtrak which has been heavily subsidized it to does not do very well but the route from d.c. to new york does fine because it is not federally subsidized it is mostly...
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that's headed to west virginia as well. the frost advisories are just about over. just north of new york we have chilly numbers into connecticut but i want to show you a picture of the statue of liberty. we can show you what's going on there. it looks like a beautiful morning in new york. the temperatures will be in the 40s to start us off and we'll warm up into the 60s. it has been just spectacular there over the past few days. i wish i could say the same for parts of tennessee, arkansas and louisiana. today batten down the hatches. we are looking at severe weather for today in this part of the country, natasha, and we are really looking at rough weather there. >> it is just something else today. very busy friday for weather anyway. >>> for years there's been speculation that heavy cell phone use could cause health problems and now major research is under way to see just how true that may be. >>> and a court fight over a brain-damaged woman's children is heating up. what the case could mean for the rights of mentally disabled patients. [ female announcer ] sometim
that's headed to west virginia as well. the frost advisories are just about over. just north of new york we have chilly numbers into connecticut but i want to show you a picture of the statue of liberty. we can show you what's going on there. it looks like a beautiful morning in new york. the temperatures will be in the 40s to start us off and we'll warm up into the 60s. it has been just spectacular there over the past few days. i wish i could say the same for parts of tennessee, arkansas and...
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>> ali, i did an interview with senator mark warner, virginia, who has been involved in trying to shape this financial reform bill. >> yep. >> i said, you know, we put up a big list of all the agencies already in existence that were supposed to be watching this stuff. >> yep. >> and now they're going to create -- have new rules and new agencies, and how confident are you that this is going to fix what was wrong? >> well, it's like alphabet soup. the financial regulatory system prior to this collapse was very much like the national security system before 9/11. lots of different agencies with lots of different disparate pieces of information that they couldn't bring together to see that there was an imminent collapse. i have spoken to a number of people very close to the legislation who say the design should be to bring the dozen or so agencies together and work in a fashion that we can see things. the other big thing about this legislation -- legislation, this reform that the president is proposing, is that it is going to just make the whole system a little more transparent. just the ide
>> ali, i did an interview with senator mark warner, virginia, who has been involved in trying to shape this financial reform bill. >> yep. >> i said, you know, we put up a big list of all the agencies already in existence that were supposed to be watching this stuff. >> yep. >> and now they're going to create -- have new rules and new agencies, and how confident are you that this is going to fix what was wrong? >> well, it's like alphabet soup. the financial...
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from the university of virginia. when she was at louisville, she visited louis brandeis's grave. it is at a law school there. i just learned that a short time ago. she is a very prolific author. her works include, "the supremes -- an introduction to the united states supreme court justices," and "jacqueline kennedy -- first lady of the new frontier." this is a homecoming for her. she is currently working on a volume with a professor about the supreme court and the judicial process. please join me in welcoming prof. perry. [applause] >> thank you, mr. sheets justice for your kind introduction, and for honoring us -- thank you, mr. chief justice, for your kind introduction, and for honoring us with your presence tonight. my own mentor, henry abraham, is here this evening. he taught me everything i know about judicial appointments. his book is now in its fifth edition and is the definitive work on supreme court nominations. i would also like to thank my longtime friends, students colonies -- friends, students, and colleagues. i would like to thank our dean. you may have heard about
from the university of virginia. when she was at louisville, she visited louis brandeis's grave. it is at a law school there. i just learned that a short time ago. she is a very prolific author. her works include, "the supremes -- an introduction to the united states supreme court justices," and "jacqueline kennedy -- first lady of the new frontier." this is a homecoming for her. she is currently working on a volume with a professor about the supreme court and the judicial...
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donna is with us, west virginia. go ahead. >> caller: i agree with the last caller, too. i think six games is a minimum he should be penalized for. we put so much pride in the steelers, not just in pennsylvania but the states around and all across the nation. >> there you go. >> caller: once you're a steeler fan, you're a fan for life. that's his -- his morals need to be reviewed. >> he needs to wise up for sure. donna, thanks for the call. ryan, i would -- listen, we'll see what happens here, but i applaud the steelers for taking that stand and for representing something. they didn't mess around with santonio holmes. they just dumped him, right? >> exactly. you know what? i've got to tell you, i'm surprised. but what this tells me is that fans care about image. they care about family. this is what people are tired of. they don't want their act lets acting up. it's not enough to play good on the field. you've got to be a good person. that's what goodell is saying. he says i want good people. you hear the fans right here. i would think they would want to stick by him no ma
donna is with us, west virginia. go ahead. >> caller: i agree with the last caller, too. i think six games is a minimum he should be penalized for. we put so much pride in the steelers, not just in pennsylvania but the states around and all across the nation. >> there you go. >> caller: once you're a steeler fan, you're a fan for life. that's his -- his morals need to be reviewed. >> he needs to wise up for sure. donna, thanks for the call. ryan, i would -- listen, we'll...
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yesterday we had record highs, check out charleston, west virginia, you were 91 deges yesterday. people were walking around in flip-flops and shortstops. 87 in syracuse, even burlington, vermont was up near 80 degrees. even down into the north carolina year going to see temperatures in the 80s. yesterday chicago and the great lakes you were in the 80s, today yoyou're back wh >>> good morning. i am news4 meteorologist, justin drabick. we are looking at warm temperatures again, and coolest along the water. and look at next week. upper 70s for opening day for the nation >>> we'll have your easter forest coming up a little later. >>> this is of course the day before easter, holy saturday. and at the vatican, there has been an unusual and provocative defense of the pope in the growing sexual abuse scandal. nbc's anne thompson is in rome this morning with more. anne, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, amy t vatican finds itself under growing criticism and this time it's coming from other religious leaders, the archbishop -- and st. peaint peter's basilica las night. pope benedict
yesterday we had record highs, check out charleston, west virginia, you were 91 deges yesterday. people were walking around in flip-flops and shortstops. 87 in syracuse, even burlington, vermont was up near 80 degrees. even down into the north carolina year going to see temperatures in the 80s. yesterday chicago and the great lakes you were in the 80s, today yoyou're back wh >>> good morning. i am news4 meteorologist, justin drabick. we are looking at warm temperatures again, and...
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is roy joined by my colleague from virginia, mark -- i am joined by my colleague from virginia, mark warner. democrats and republicans have worked very hard over the last year putting together a proposal for financial reform. we are not there yet in terms of achieving a bipartisan bill. the process is an ongoing one. we have reported on the talks over the last couple of months. let me just share a couple of thoughts, and then i will turn the microphone over to mark warner. americans of all stripes all across the country have suffered terribly as a result of the economic crisis in the country. millions of jobs have been lost. hamas have ended up in foreclosure. retirement accounts -- homes have ended up in foreclosure. retirement accounts have and then eliminated. we have seen the devastation all across our country. we came to the brink of a major meltdown of all financial institutions approximating the great depression of the 1920's. we have avoided that, but obviously a lot has to be done to make sure we do not end up in this situation again. we must never again leave future generat
is roy joined by my colleague from virginia, mark -- i am joined by my colleague from virginia, mark warner. democrats and republicans have worked very hard over the last year putting together a proposal for financial reform. we are not there yet in terms of achieving a bipartisan bill. the process is an ongoing one. we have reported on the talks over the last couple of months. let me just share a couple of thoughts, and then i will turn the microphone over to mark warner. americans of all...
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time mentor for whom i started practicing tax law with, professor edwin cohen of the university of virginia law school, a great tax lawyer, always told me we pronounced it. it should have been called tefra so that we could have tea for two. >> tefra was a remarkable solo performance by bob dole it off deal with exactly the problem that we find insurmountable now, which is dealing with the deficit. although at that time we had a huge deficit. and we had very high interest rates. and in the order of 18% interest rates. and dole and some other members of the finance committee met with paul volcker was the fed chair at the time. and he said if you pass a big package that cuts the deficit by a specified amount, he would -- he would ease off on the interest rates. and so that was the motive that they had. and the members of the finance committee and i believe it the republicans took upon that as a challenge. and we were -- we put together in 1982 and tefra was mainly the tax piece. but there was a spending cut piece. and it was called the three-legged stool, the famous -- i often talked about the
time mentor for whom i started practicing tax law with, professor edwin cohen of the university of virginia law school, a great tax lawyer, always told me we pronounced it. it should have been called tefra so that we could have tea for two. >> tefra was a remarkable solo performance by bob dole it off deal with exactly the problem that we find insurmountable now, which is dealing with the deficit. although at that time we had a huge deficit. and we had very high interest rates. and in the...
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thanks to the generosity of churches in virginia, he and his parents found a home in the united states, and he found his calling in united states marine corps. he deployed to iraq and was serving his second tour when his unit was struck by an improvised explosive device. in the weeks and months that followed, he battle to recover from brain energy in a medical center with his parents at his side. he was presented a purple heart, and a few moments later he was made at american citizens. he is determined to help others. he has been a leader and mentor to his fellow wounded warriors. he will compete next month in the first warrior games at the u.s. olympic training center in colorado. for his distinguished service to country, for conspiring with his example of what citizenship truly means, i am proud to join the u.s. citizenship and immigration services and presenting this recognition, the outstanding american by choice award to sergeant ledume. do we have the award? [applause] congratulations. with that, i would asks the sergeant to conclude our sermon by leading us all in the pledge of
thanks to the generosity of churches in virginia, he and his parents found a home in the united states, and he found his calling in united states marine corps. he deployed to iraq and was serving his second tour when his unit was struck by an improvised explosive device. in the weeks and months that followed, he battle to recover from brain energy in a medical center with his parents at his side. he was presented a purple heart, and a few moments later he was made at american citizens. he is...
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virginia. caller: good morning.. we aught to look at the first stimulus and what it supposed to do and what it ended up doing. we're not the first obama stimulus. we were supposed to have no more than 8% unemployment. i think we should be worried about that and only use money for emergency purposes so, the thing is it's unnecessary to have stimulus every time something goes on or wrong. for anybody that agrees with the democrat side, could you keep race out of the equation for a change. thank you. s>:@@@@n@@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ n @Å host: miami, fernandez, a democratic collar. caller: hello. host: be sure to trindle in your television or radio. -- turn down your television or radio. caller: we have so many people losing jobs and how we did not have this mess before bush and everybody is blaming the president. i just want to make a comment that it is not obama's fault that they are losing jobs. he just got into office. host: the story -- the question for you this morning is more money for states. host: 2 southland -- i t
virginia. caller: good morning.. we aught to look at the first stimulus and what it supposed to do and what it ended up doing. we're not the first obama stimulus. we were supposed to have no more than 8% unemployment. i think we should be worried about that and only use money for emergency purposes so, the thing is it's unnecessary to have stimulus every time something goes on or wrong. for anybody that agrees with the democrat side, could you keep race out of the equation for a change. thank...
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i think it was in virginia in a case. we aggressively enforceed that and we will continue to do so and we, i appreciate the leadership of senator schumer and others in the passage of the move act. as you know that was a bipart bill and -- bipartisan bill and we will fully and aggressively enforcement -- enforce it and i look forward to doing so. >> election is coming up in november. >> absolutely. >> we don't want to have another election with 25% of our military not able to vote. >> i agree with you sir. on this new plaque party panther case -- black party panther case dismissal, you told the house judiciary committee when you testified that the maximum menl -- penalty was sought in that case. but the question was, was it obtained? can you compare the remedy sought in the original complaints with the remedy actually obtained in the unjunction? isn't it true that the come sought a person innocent -- complaint sought a permanent injunction against all four defendants and the ultimate injunction was only for a few years and
i think it was in virginia in a case. we aggressively enforceed that and we will continue to do so and we, i appreciate the leadership of senator schumer and others in the passage of the move act. as you know that was a bipart bill and -- bipartisan bill and we will fully and aggressively enforcement -- enforce it and i look forward to doing so. >> election is coming up in november. >> absolutely. >> we don't want to have another election with 25% of our military not able to...
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we just got a free good verdict i think it was in virginia and the new etcoff que we have enforced that and we will continue to do so and we -- i agree the sheep the leadership of senator schumer and others in the passage of the act. as you know there was a bipartisan bill and we will fully and aggressively enforce it and i look forward to doing so. >> the election is coming up and we don't want to have another of 25% of the military. >> i agree with you, senator. >> -- not able to vote. on the new black party case dismissal, you tell the house judiciary committee when you testified the maximum penalty was sought in that case but the question was was obtained. could you compare the remedy with that actually obtained in the injunction? isn't it true that the complaint sought a permanent injunction against all four defendants and the ultimate was only for a few years and against just one defendant. was your analysis of that? >> i would like to start you indicated your opening statement we had erected a steel barrier and i want to point out for the record, senator, we provide over 4,000 pa
we just got a free good verdict i think it was in virginia and the new etcoff que we have enforced that and we will continue to do so and we -- i agree the sheep the leadership of senator schumer and others in the passage of the act. as you know there was a bipartisan bill and we will fully and aggressively enforce it and i look forward to doing so. >> the election is coming up and we don't want to have another of 25% of the military. >> i agree with you, senator. >> -- not...